Podcast on Purpose

Join host Philippa Forrester in part two of our How To Crowdfund episode, as she chats to members of the Crowdfunder family and talks you through how to maximise your Crowdfunder. Learn how to use the platform and build your campaign to hit your target. Get top tips including: How to build your crowdfunder community Learn about the right target for you Stretch targets Match funding Launch plans Sp...

Are you considering a crowdfunder? If so, this podcast is for you. Join host Philippa Forrester, as she meets members of the Crowdfunder family to talk you through how to maximise your Crowdfunder. Learn how to use the platform and build your campaign to hit your target. Get top tips including: How to build your crowdfunder community Learn about the right target for you Stretch targets Match fundi...

In this episode presenter Philippa Forrester is not only joined by Crowdfunder's co-CEO Simon Deverell, but also Chloe Jones, who is responsible for Crowdfunder's sports match funding partners. She talks to Philippa about how easy it is for campaigns to double or even triple their target with the help of partners including Sport England and Aviva. An option that is unique to Crowdfunder and not av...

When Natalie Fee first came to Crowdfunder, she wanted to raise £6,000 to release a song and video to try to raise awareness of climate change - little did she know it would be the beginning of a new chapter in the TV producer and presenters life. Join us as we discover how Natalie maximised her crowdfunded experience and how you can do it too. Founder of City to Sea, Natalie and her team are on a...

Join us as we chat to Alison Lapper MBE, artist, television presenter, speaker and founder & patron, of the charity Drug of Art. She was the subject of the sculpture  Alison Lapper Pregnant , which was displayed on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square from September 2005 until late 2007 and has appeared in numerous TV programmes including Child of our Time , No Body's Perfect a...

With over 486 million children living in or near a war zone, we chat to Rich Clarke from War Child on how they maximise on their music roots to raise vital funds through Crowdfunder to help children around the world. From being part of a Glastonbury prize draw, which raised over £1.3 million in 2024, to regular music related prizes including signed turntables, we explore what it takes to run succe...

When Jack Leslie was selected to play for England in 1925, no one could have imagined what would happen next. Being the first ever black player to be selected to play for his country, Jack's elation soon turned to disbelief when his name was dropped from the list for no apparent reason. Fast forward almost 100 years and a campaign to honour this incredible footballer raised over £100,000 for a per...

Over 900,000 children in the UK won't have a bed of their own to sleep in this Christmas. School teacher, Bex Wilton, founded Zarach in 2018 to tackle this growing problem, after she discovered a little boy in her class didn't have a bed. Fast forward 6 years and Zarach have now delivered over 10,000 beds, but they still need your help. They are on a mission to end child bed poverty in E...

In an empowering response to the frustrations of fuel poverty and climate change, Dan shares the story of how he and his wife embarked on building a renewable power station on the roofs of their street. Using the skills they had in filming and art they approached the project in a way that only they could with incredible and sometimes hilarious results.  Dan Edelstyn  filmaker discus...

If you want to make change happen this is your chance to learn from those who have. On this energetic episode we talk about the impact of a skate park on a small Cornish community and how crowdfunding started a chain of events that raised over a staggering £300k and brought the whole community together. It transformed an old tired park into a state-of-the-art glorious sports facility for all... We...

Suds In Schools raised £39,000 from over 1100 supporters on a mission to relieve hygiene poverty in schools. Hear how this crowdfunding campaign by SMOL, an innovative laundry company, used crowdfunding to create free-to-use school laundrettes so children living in hygiene poverty can access clean clothes. Hilary Strong from SMOL reveals the idea behind their campaign and Sarah Smith , Head teache...

On this heartwarming and astonishing episode we hear from Hari Budha , an amazing fundraiser who, in May 2023, became the world’s first double above-knee amputee to summit Mount Everest, powered by the funds he raised on Crowdfunder.   Host Philippa Forrester is blown away as Hari tells the story of how a barefoot boy from Nepal, succeeded in joining the Gurkhas, but then had his life virtual...

Join us as we hear from Natalie O’Rouke from Park Lane Stables RDA (Riding for the Disabled), as she shares a master class on how to run a high impact crowdfunding campaign and how she overcame what seemed an almost insurmountable challenge and raised over £1million in just six weeks to keep her beloved stables open and make sure everyone who needs it has the opportunity to 'Hug a Horse'.   O...

Crowdfunder and the National Benevolent Charity have launched a collaborative campaign called  'Home is where the harm is'  to address this domestic abuse head-on. Working alongside Ren Yi Hooi at Lightning Reach and Gareth Evans at Cash Perks, they are utilizing crowdfunding to provide immediate financial support to victims of domestic abuse. Since the Euros, a domestic violence flashpo...

Welcome to a brand-new podcast full of amazing stories that will, I promise, inspire and motivate you. Have you ever had a great idea but didn’t have the money or resources to make it happen, well keep listening? Podcast on Purpose will lift the lid on the day-to-day miracles that are part of daily life at Crowdfunder, the UK’s leading fundraising platform. We uncover the stories behind the c...